Searching and detecting earthquake geochemical precursors in CO2-rich groundwaters from Galicia, Spain

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-83

  Pérez, Nemesio M ^a   Hernandez P A ^a   Igarashi, G ^b   Trijullo, I ^c   Nakai, S ^d   Sumino, H ^d   Wakita, H ^d  

^a Instituto Tecnologico y de Enegias Renovables   (Spain)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Galicia; Geochemical; Precursors; Spain

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DETECTION METHOD; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; GROUNDWATER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SECULAR VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 55349114003     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.75     Document Type: Article

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